The Board found that the veteran's spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine did not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating higher than 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's spondylolisthesis was not productive of severe manifestations such as listing of the whole spine to the opposite side, marked limitation of forward bending in a standing position, loss of lateral motion with osteoarthritic changes, or narrowing or irregularity of the joint space.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0012816
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine and granted a 20 percent rating, but no higher, for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's back disability, finding that the evidence did not support an increased rating even when considering flare-ups and functional limitations.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine as proximately due to changes in gait resulting from the Veteran's service connected left ankle and right knee disabilities.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.
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